Sports betting drives subscriber growth at Bleacher Report

Sports betting content is driving growth for Turner Broadcasting System Inc's Bleacher Report, a popular digital sports and culture website and app, according to a report on Thursday.

JD.com shares jump on upbeat sales performance

JD.com Inc, China's second largest e-commerce firm, reported a 22.4 percent jump in quarterly sales on Thursday, beating estimates on the back of robust retail sales and sending its U.S.-listed shares up 13.8 percent in pre-market trade.

Uber, Lyft to offer drivers shares in stock market listing: WSJ

Ride-hailing firms Uber and Lyft plan to offer cash bonuses to some of its most-active or longest-serving drivers along with the chance to put them into shares from their long-awaited stock market launches, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday.

Booking Holdings shares fall 10 percent after weak Europe outlook

Shares of Booking Holdings Inc fell more than 10 percent in early trading on Thursday, after the U.S. online travel agency said it was seeing a sharp demand slowdown in Europe, its biggest market.

Social media fake news fans tension between India and Pakistan

With India and Pakistan standing on the brink of war this week, several false videos, pictures and messages circulated widely on social media, sparking anger and heightening tension in both countries.

Sunrise challenges Swisscom with $6.3 billion deal for Liberty Global's assets

Switzerland's Sunrise Communications is buying U.S. cable giant Liberty Global's local assets in a $6.3 billion deal to bolster its position against Swisscom, the country's dominant mobile and internet provider.

Thailand passes internet security law decried as 'cyber martial law'

Thailand's military-appointed parliament on Thursday passed a controversial cybersecurity law that gives sweeping powers to state cyber agencies, despite concerns from businesses and activists over judicial oversight and potential abuse of power.

Google, Facebook, Twitter fail to live up to fake news pledge

Google, Facebook and Twitter have fallen short of their pledges to combat fake news, three months before key European elections, the European Commission said on Thursday.

First Facebook investigation to be completed by summer: regulator

Facebook's lead regulator in the European Union expects to conclude the first of seven investigations into the company's use of personal data this summer and the remainder by the end of the year, Ireland's Data Protection Commissioner said on Thursday.

Sunrise challenges Swisscom with $6.3 bln deal for Liberty Global's assets

Switzerland's Sunrise Communications is buying U.S. cable giant Liberty Global's local assets in a $6.3 billion deal to bolster its position against Swisscom, the country's dominant mobile and internet provider.

JD.com beats forecasts with 22 percent revenue rise

JD.com Inc, China's second largest e-commerce firm, reported a 22.4 rise in fourth-quarter revenue on Thursday, beating analyst estimates on the back of stronger online retail sales and sending its U.S.-listed shares up 8 percent.

First Facebook investigation to be completed by summer: Irish regulator

Ireland's Data Protection Commissioner, Facebook's lead regulator in the European Union, expects to conclude the first of seven investigations into the company's use of personal data this summer and the remainder by the end of the year, its head said on Thursday.

Some Facebook content reviewers in India complain of low pay, high pressure

On a busy day, contract employees in India monitoring nudity and pornography on Facebook and Instagram will each view 2,000 posts in an eight-hour shift, or almost four a minute.

BMW, Daimler pool resources on automated driving technology

Daimler and BMW deepened their alliance on Thursday to share development costs for highly automated driving technologies, even as each carmaker continues to pursue separate efforts to develop fully self-driving cars.

BMW, Daimler pool resources on highly automated driving tech

Daimler and BMW deepened their alliance on Thursday to share development costs for highly automated driving technologies, even as each carmaker continues to pursue separate efforts to develop fully self-driving cars.

Kratos' Valkyrie combat drone to take flight next week: executive

Kratos Defense and Security Solutions Inc expects its $2-3 million unmanned "loyal wingman" combat jet to make its first flight test next week, an executive said on Thursday.

Sunrise challenges Swisscom with $6.29 billion deal for Liberty Global assets

Sunrise Communications Group AG agreed to buy Liberty Global PLC's Swiss unit in a 6.3 billion Swiss francs ($6.29 billion) deal to create a bigger challenger to Switzerland's dominant mobile and internet provider Swisscom.

U.S. companies put record number of robots to work in 2018

U.S. companies installed more robots last year than ever before, as cheaper and more flexible machines put them within reach of businesses of all sizes and in more corners of the economy beyond their traditional foothold in car plants.

Disney bets on a new planet to wow 'Star Wars' fans at U.S. parks

When the "Star Wars" galaxy is brought to life at Walt Disney Co's U.S. theme parks later this year, fans will not step onto the iconic landscapes of Hoth or Tatooine.

Video praising China's Huawei goes viral as company distances itself

A children's song with patriotic lyrics praising Huawei Technologies has gone viral, China's state-run tabloid the Global Times said, although the Chinese company has distanced itself from the video which has been mocked online.